Fight Preview
WBC Junior Middleweight Champion Sebastian Fundora of West Palm Beach, Florida takes on Brian Mendoza of Albuquerque, New Mexico on Saturday, April 8th. The 12-round bout will take place in Carson, California.
Fundora won the interim title by rising from the canvas in the seventh round to stop Erickson Lubin in the ninth round of a slugfest last April, and he then defeated Carlos Ocampo by unanimous decision in October. Mendoza last fought in November, defeating Jeison Rosario in the fifth round.
The 25-year-old Fundora is standing just over 6-feet-5-inches tall and with an 80-inch reach. This provides the southpaw a seven-inch height advantage and a ten-inch reach advantage over Ocampo. He enters the ring with a near-perfect record of 20-0-1 with 13 knockouts, having boxed 109 rounds since making his pro debut in 2016 after an amateur career.
Fundora likewise has above-average power and a strong chin, with a current knockout ratio of 61.9 percent, although he has gone the distance in two of his previous four fights. In August of 2019, he fought Jamontay Clark in a 10-round fight for the vacant WBC Youth Welterweight Title.
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Mendoza is a 29-year-old fighter from Las Vegas, Nevada. He has boxed 82 rounds since making his pro debut in 2014 after a successful amateur career. He enters the ring with a record of 21-2 with 15 knockouts, with his two losses coming in his last five fights.In 2019, he was defeated by Larry Gomez in an eight-round split decision, and in September 2021, he was defeated by Jesus Alejandro Ramos in a ten-round unanimous decision.
Mendoza loses a lot of height and reach to Fundora, who stands at 5 feet 10 inches tall and has a reach of 70 inches, but because Fundora prefers to fight on the inside, this may not be a big deal. Mendoza possesses considerable power, as indicated by his current knockout percentage of 65.2.
Sebastian Fundora vs Brian Mendoza Fight Information
- Date: 04/08/2023
- Time: 09:00 PM ET
- Location: Dignity Health Sports Park, Carson, CA.
- How to Watch Sebastian Fundora vs Brian Mendoza: DAZN
- Live Stream: sho.com
Sebastian Fundora vs Brian Mendoza Betting Lines
Sebastian Fundora is -1200 according to our Vegas Boxing Lines. This means that if you wager $100 you have the chance to win $8. On the other side, Brian Mendoza is +600 according to the Vegas Boxing Lines. This means that if you wager $100 you have the chance to win $900.
The implied probability for these two teams attached to the betting lines have Sebastian Fundora at a 92.31% chance of winning the game, meanwhile Brian Mendoza have 14.29% probability of finishing the game with the W.
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